I'm setting a goal to start writing these reports as an extra incentive to get a lot done, as well as to keep a record of everyone's progress. K is 8, well 9 in a couple of weeks, (third grade), J is 7 (first grade), and I is 5 years old (kindergarten).
Math
K is working in Saxon 5/4 on lesson 62 (Multiplying Three or More Factors, Exponents)
J is on lesson 110 in the Saxon Math 1 workbook. She's working on illustrating story problems, grouping money, addition facts, telling time, and many other introductory skills.
I is on lesson 19 of Saxon Math 1. He's writing digits, counting, and practicing following instructions with basic shapes and colors.
Spelling
K is doing Spelling Workout C, Lesson 6. Most recent list words include: raise, street, know, only, people
J is in Spelling Workout B, Lesson 8 practicing long vowel i words such as nice, fire, behind, wide
I is doing Lesson 11 of Spelling Workout A with words like: pig, fun, jar, bag
Handwriting
K is on the last few pages of HWT's Cursive Handwriting. He has recently learned all the capital cursive letters.
J is also in HWT's Cursive Handwriting, learning the lowercase letter i on page 36.
I is doing HWT's My Printing Book and is on page 45 where he is practicing lowercase j.
Grammar
K is on page 123 of Voyages in English 1, Pronouns and Adjectives, Feeling words like excited, angry, happy
J and I are doing First Language Lessons together. We're on lesson 32, common and proper nouns (for people and living things)
Reading
K is on page 9 of Wind in the Willows for his fun reading and page 141 of Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the New World for list reading. He's also reading the Bible for his first time (at Leviticus 26) and the Book of Mormon for the second time (Alma 27).
J is on Lesson 22 of Book of Mormon Stories (her dad agreed to let her get her ears pierced as soon as she finishes the entire thing). She's been writing down the words she doesn't know as we go along. She is also reading the Book of Mormon for her first time and she's on 1 Nephi 13.
I is on lesson 33 of The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading. He has learned all the sounds of the vowels and consonants and is reading beginner books like the first and second set of Bob Books. He's doing extremely well and exceeding my expectations daily.
Science
This year we've been doing life science. We spent a few weeks on animals, then the human body, and now we're doing plants. The kids are helping me sprout seeds for our vegetable garden (which they will help take care of all summer). We're going to try to journal an experience about it (including drawing pictures) once a week.
History
We've been using The Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times. We're on Chapter 17, Babylon and Nebuchanezzar. My goal for this week is to go through all the past 16 lessons and make sure all the pictures/activities are there and get everything in order. I know there's some catching up to do before we move on. I want to turn their history papers into spiral bound books when we're done with this volume.
Math
K is working in Saxon 5/4 on lesson 62 (Multiplying Three or More Factors, Exponents)
J is on lesson 110 in the Saxon Math 1 workbook. She's working on illustrating story problems, grouping money, addition facts, telling time, and many other introductory skills.
I is on lesson 19 of Saxon Math 1. He's writing digits, counting, and practicing following instructions with basic shapes and colors.
Spelling
K is doing Spelling Workout C, Lesson 6. Most recent list words include: raise, street, know, only, people
J is in Spelling Workout B, Lesson 8 practicing long vowel i words such as nice, fire, behind, wide
I is doing Lesson 11 of Spelling Workout A with words like: pig, fun, jar, bag
Handwriting
K is on the last few pages of HWT's Cursive Handwriting. He has recently learned all the capital cursive letters.
J is also in HWT's Cursive Handwriting, learning the lowercase letter i on page 36.
I is doing HWT's My Printing Book and is on page 45 where he is practicing lowercase j.
Grammar
K is on page 123 of Voyages in English 1, Pronouns and Adjectives, Feeling words like excited, angry, happy
J and I are doing First Language Lessons together. We're on lesson 32, common and proper nouns (for people and living things)
Reading
K is on page 9 of Wind in the Willows for his fun reading and page 141 of Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the New World for list reading. He's also reading the Bible for his first time (at Leviticus 26) and the Book of Mormon for the second time (Alma 27).
J is on Lesson 22 of Book of Mormon Stories (her dad agreed to let her get her ears pierced as soon as she finishes the entire thing). She's been writing down the words she doesn't know as we go along. She is also reading the Book of Mormon for her first time and she's on 1 Nephi 13.
I is on lesson 33 of The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading. He has learned all the sounds of the vowels and consonants and is reading beginner books like the first and second set of Bob Books. He's doing extremely well and exceeding my expectations daily.
Science
This year we've been doing life science. We spent a few weeks on animals, then the human body, and now we're doing plants. The kids are helping me sprout seeds for our vegetable garden (which they will help take care of all summer). We're going to try to journal an experience about it (including drawing pictures) once a week.
History
We've been using The Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times. We're on Chapter 17, Babylon and Nebuchanezzar. My goal for this week is to go through all the past 16 lessons and make sure all the pictures/activities are there and get everything in order. I know there's some catching up to do before we move on. I want to turn their history papers into spiral bound books when we're done with this volume.
1 comments:
Wow that sounds great. It's nice to type up a report to see where everyone is every week. Plus its fun to do it on a blog and everyone peek in on each other :) I need to get back in the habit! It's fun to see all that you are doing with your kids. I have a first grade and a kindergarten, so I can relate and compare there, but its so cool to see what older kids do and look forward to things like multiplication! You know you're a homeschool mom when...
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